British poetry is a term rarely used, as almost all poets of the British world (whether of the British Isles, the British Empire, or the United Kingdom) are clearly identified with one of the various nations within those areas.
It may include:
- English poetry
- Scottish poetry (see Scottish literature)
- Irish poetry
- Welsh poetry
- Jèrriais poetry
- Guernésiais poetry
- Manx poetry
- Cornish poetry
Famous quotes containing the words british and/or poetry:
“I’m a bad son. Is it the chromosomes, do you think, or is it England?”
—David Mercer, British screenwriter, and Karel Reisz. Morgan (David Warner)
“The award of a pure gold medal for poetry would flatter the recipient unduly: no poem ever attains such carat purity.”
—Robert Graves (1895–1985)